CN101046389A - Process to graphically display travel information on a map in electronic form - Google Patents

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CN101046389A
CN101046389A CNA2007100065542A CN200710006554A CN101046389A CN 101046389 A CN101046389 A CN 101046389A CN A2007100065542 A CNA2007100065542 A CN A2007100065542A CN 200710006554 A CN200710006554 A CN 200710006554A CN 101046389 A CN101046389 A CN 101046389A
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A system and method for graphically displaying travel information on an electronic map within a network environment comprising: (i) providing a network for transmitting and receiving information among information providers; (ii) receiving an information request based on a flexible set of user-defined travel related criteria; (iii) processing the information request to initiate at least one inquiry based on the information request from a plurality of data tables developed from a database; (iv) receiving at least one response to at least one inquiry; (v) processing at least one response to determine a reply that is responsive to the information request, and (vi) providing a response including an electronic map overlay.

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On map, show the processing of travel information with electronic form figure ground
The application is that the original bill application number is 02803629.8 application for a patent for invention (international application no: PCT/US02/00623, the dividing an application applying date: on January 11st, 2002, denomination of invention: on map, show the processing of travel information) with electronic form figure ground.
Technical field
The present invention relates to the electronic form display message, more particularly, the present invention relates in response to a User Defined standard group and show travel information with electronic form figure ground on map flexibly, wherein these standards can be from, air fare limit, weather condition, excursion district or the like.
Background technology
By internet usage, WWW (" Web ") especially, the ability that is connected with business computer is simplified.The Web structure is followed conventional client computer-server model.Term " client computer " and " server " then are used for the computer general-purpose role of expression as data requester (client computer) or data set provider (server).In the Web environment, Web browser is positioned on the client computer, and " the Web document " of special format then is kept on internet (Web) server.Web client computer and Web server use " HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) " agreement (HTTP) by name to communicate.
In operation, browser is opened one and is led to the data in server connection, and certain document is initiated a request.Server is sent the document of being asked, this (HTML) the form form of encoding of a kind of " HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) " with standard of common employing of sending.After having sent document, connection will be closed, and browser then can a display document or a specified function of execution document.
The internet is being used as a kind of commerce and trade means gradually, comprising formulating itinerary and reservation.Current, internet usage subscribe travel by air in, client is to use Web browser to formulate voyage reservation request.This voyage reservation request service can combine with certain bar course line, also can combine with having used the third party who operates from the information in one or more course line.Client's request generally includes following standard, for example starting point and city, destination, ceiling price and travel dates.Then, reservation system is determined the voyage of those and client's request matches criteria, and arranges according to admission fee expense from low to high usually and export this solution collection (voyage of those satisfied request standards just).Admission fee can be according to specified starting point and/or airport of destination and difference, and some system then has the ability to ask for starting point and destination at the user interchangeable airport is provided.
Although when formulating travel solutions, price and voyage validity are important factors, the travelling decision also might be subjected to the influence of other factors, for example business conference or vacation plan.Because these factors, the tourist might need those additional informations relevant with the suggestion travel solutions, especially when they can select replaceable airport.
Therefore need a kind of based on one flexibly the User Defined standard group system and method for information is provided, wherein these standards can be air ticket price, weather condition, excursion district, movable or the like.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, since according to one flexibly the User Defined standard group be that a travel information request determines that one is replied, having avoided one or more problems of existing system, wherein user-defined standard according to method and system of the present invention can be from, air fare limit, weather condition, excursion district, movable or the like.
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of and travel information is presented at method on the electronic chart with graphics mode in network environment inside, the method comprising the steps of: receive an information request from client computer, wherein this information request based on one flexibly and the User Defined standard group relevant with travelling; Handle this information request,, and receive at least one to this at least one information inquiring response from server so that start at least one inquiry based on this information request; And this at least one information response is rendered to electronic chart covers, so that send to client computer, wherein said User Defined standard group comprises start position, described electronic chart comprise one group with this start position and any corresponding point in airport with forwarding from start position to other positions, the step that wherein receives request comprise specify a plurality of will be from the tourist of start position.
According to another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of system that is used at network issue travel information, this system comprises: be used for based on one flexibly and the User Defined standard group relevant with travelling the device of a travel information request is provided; Be used to handle this travel information request to produce the device of an inquiry; Be used to receive a device to the response of this inquiry; Be used to handle this response so that obtain a device of replying to this travel information request; And be used for replying of this travel information request covered a device on the electronic chart, wherein said User Defined standard group comprises start position, described electronic chart comprise one group with this start position and any corresponding point in airport with forwarding from start position to other positions, wherein, provide request to comprise to specify a plurality of will be from the tourist of start position.
According to another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of travel information system, comprising: request manager is used for receiving information there from the informant, so that be kept in the database; Information request, this request based on one flexibly and with the relevant User Defined standard group of travelling, this request is processed, so as to start at least one with from the relevant inquiry of the information of database; The a plurality of tables of data that produce from database are used to provide in response to this at least one information inquiring and a solution collection to this information request are provided; And electronic chart, covered this solution collection on it, wherein said User Defined standard group comprises start position, described electronic chart comprise one group with this start position and any corresponding point in airport with forwarding from start position to other positions, wherein said information request comprise to a plurality of will be from the tourist's of start position appointment.
According to another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of method that is used to provide travel information, comprising: receive an information request that comprises start position, this information request based on one flexibly and with the relevant User Defined standard group of travelling; Handle this information request,, and receive at least one to this at least one information inquiring response from server so that start at least one inquiry based on this information request; Produce a map based on this at least one information response, comprising one group with this start position and any corresponding point in airport with forwarding from start position to other positions; And send the map produced, the step that wherein receives request comprise specify a plurality of will be from the tourist of start position.
According to another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of and be used to make the user to obtain the method for travel information, comprising: import an information request that comprises start position, this request based on one flexibly and with the relevant User Defined standard group of travelling; And receive an electronic chart, this map is produced according at least one information request response, so that comprise one group with this start position and any corresponding point in airport with forwarding from start position to other positions, the step of wherein importing this request comprise specify a plurality of will be from the tourist of start position.
In the method for the invention, can on personal computer or client computer, import by the user by this flexible and relevant User Defined standard group that network receives with travelling, and by means of theme, the user is those User Defined standards relevant with travelling of preliminary election at least partly.This flexibly and User Defined standard group relevant with travelling can also encapsulate in advance by client computer so that stipulate replying of an output type with predetermined quantity.
According to another aspect of the present invention, owing to imported travel related information, therefore, at least one inquiry can be directed to a tables of data, so that formulate a response, wherein this tables of data is selected from one group of tables of data, and these tables of data have comprised air fare, air fare validity, weather, activity, excursion district and boarding information.
According to another aspect of the present invention, as here expressing and summarizing, a travel information network is provided, comprising a request manager, be used to send request and receive travel information there from the informant, this information is kept in the database, and this database then is used to produce tables of data, so that determine a solution collection for the travel information request.
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The accompanying drawing of an introducing and a formation instructions part has been described an implementation of the present invention, and these accompanying drawings illustrate advantage of the present invention and principle with instructions.Among the figure:
Fig. 1 is one can realize the synoptic diagram according to the computer network of system of the present invention;
Fig. 2 has shown a computer network that comprises client machine system and server system;
Fig. 3 is the synoptic diagram of the component system that uses in the mode that meets an one exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the process flow diagram that uses the step of inquiring about example and carrying out in the mode that meets an one exemplary embodiment of the present invention between client computer and network; And
Fig. 5 is a demonstrative structure that graphically illustrates institute's solicited message on map.
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To discuss in detail the implementation of describing in the accompanying drawing according to the invention now.As possible, identical reference number will all represented same or analogous part in accompanying drawing and the subsequent descriptions.
Foreword
For according to one flexibly the User Defined standard group come assignment information, system and method according to the invention has used a network.This network allows user request information and their request results is conducted interviews.This network comprises one or more servers and tables of data, and these servers and tables of data can provide a response to institute's information requested, and other not clear and definite information requested, for example maps of electronic form.
The network that is used according to the principle of the invention allows the user to receive one to reply separately, comprised the solution collection to an information request in this is replied.In one embodiment, information request can be divided into a plurality of son requests or inquiry, and system and method for the present invention then provides one for institute's solicited message to reply separately to the user, provides one-stop shopping experience to the user thus.
Single replying can be configured, so that figure ground shows the solution collection of institute's solicited message or it is covered on the electronic chart.For instance, electronic chart can identify those geographic position that constitutes the solution collection and satisfy defined needs in the information request.
The user at first according to one flexibly the User Defined standard group produce an information request.These standards can comprise distance between starting point airport, the highest air fare, weather condition (for example temperature and ice and snow area), excursion district, activity, hotel and airport and some geographic position or the like.Can use the whole bag of tricks of following argumentation to produce the User Defined standard.
Based on this user request of User Defined standard group flexibly by one or more server process.Treated request results is provided to the user via one or more processing servers, and this request results can be the result of one or more inquiries, and these inquiries are whole to have comprised some or whole information that is requested.Preferably, one or more processing servers are inquired about one or more tables of data, so that provide a response to this request.One or more server process are to one or more responses of inquiry, satisfy the solution collection of the information request that the user proposes so that determine those.Then provide one to reply then, wherein comprised this solution collection to the user.
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Fig. 1 has described a synoptic diagram that uses client/server architecture to realize computer network 100 of the present invention.In Fig. 1, user's request sends to Web server 106 (usually by the application program of operation on client computer 102 and/or the client computer 104, Web server be one can be by the remote computer system of network 108 visit, and network 108 can be internet or other communication medias).A client process can be moved on client computer 102 and/or client computer 104, server processes then operate on one second computer system 114, and the two communicates by communication network 108 each other, distributed function is provided thus and makes a plurality of client computer can utilize the information acquisition ability of computer system 114.
Such as will be described in detail, Web server 106 enters computer system 114 for the user provides an interface.In computer system 114 inside, information server 112 is responsible for retrieval from each information source, for example the information of main frame 116 and remote information server 118.In one embodiment, main frame 116 can be the SABRE system, and for the client who carries out course line, hotel, the agency of rent-a-car company or the like subscribes, this system provides for a plurality of travel information access of database for the user.And SABRE is a registered trademark of TSGL Holdings company.
In the embodiment that comprises main frame 116 or other embodiment, remote information server 118 can be a weather, activity, excursion district, boarding care service device, and also can be to provide information to come the server of any other type of the filling information server 112 inner databases of preserving.The information that is stored in the database inside of information server 112 will be in conjunction with Fig. 3 by more detailed description.
Based on the user's request that is stored in the information in the information server 112 and is submitted to Web server 106, MapQuest server 110 produces a map that comprises canned data.Then, map and canned data are passed to Web server 106, so that send to client computer 102 and/or 104 via network 108.Client computer 102 and/or 104 uses browser that map and canned data are shown to the user.MapQuest is the registered trademark of MapQuest.com.
Forward Fig. 2 now to, wherein show a example in greater detail via network 108 interconnective client computer-server systems.In this example, remote server system 222 interconnects with client machine system 220 via network 108.Client machine system 220 comprises conventional assembly, for example processor 224, storer 225 (for example RAM), the bus 226 that processor 224 is linked to each other with storer 225, mass-memory unit 227 (for example magnetic hard disk or optical memory disc) and the network interface 229 (for example conventional modulator-demodular unit) that links to each other with processor 224 and storer 225 via I/O controller 228.
Server system 222 also comprises conventional assembly, for example processor 234, storer 235 (for example RAM), the bus 236 that processor 234 is linked to each other with storer 235, mass-memory unit 237 (for example disk or CD) and the network interface 239 (for example conventional modulator-demodular unit) that is connected with processor 234 and storer 235 via I/O controller 228.From following description, can understand, the present invention can realize with software mode, wherein software is saved as the executable instruction on the computer-readable medium on client computer and the server system, for instance, this medium can be respectively mass- memory unit 227 and 237, also can be respectively storer 225 and 235.
Though the network of describing in conjunction with Fig. 1 and 2 relates to a kind of network, internet particularly, but those skilled in the art will understand that, this network can have any topological structure, for example private (for example Intranet) and inner computer structure, this topological structure allows the different client computer and/or the server exchange information of single computer systems inside.
The travel information network
Fig. 3 is the synoptic diagram of a component system that uses in the mode of the one exemplary embodiment according to the present invention.Assembly in this one exemplary embodiment has comprised client computer 102 or 104, Web server 302, admission fee monitor server 306, MapQuest server 308, SABRE system 310 and the database 312 of Fig. 1.
The user produces on client computer 102 and/or 104 and comprises the request of User Defined standard group flexibly.Operation is a Web browser 301 on the client computer 102 and/or 104, and request is that network 108 by Fig. 1 is delivered to Web server 302.When receiving a request, Web server 302 can be submitted to admission fee monitor server 306 to this request.
Admission fee monitor server 306 the information of being responsible for collecting from SABRE system 310.And admission fee monitor server 306 uses a request manager 304 to SABRE system 310 solicited messages.SABRE system 310 is traditional mainframe Database Systems, and it is an aggregate of different piece, and for the present invention, it is actually the main frame of a preservation airline aircraft admission fee.The electronics admission fee in course line also produces from SABRE system 310.
On the one-period basis, admission fee monitor server 306 is connected to SABRE system 310 and for current admission fee (just being the maxsaver between those towns) thousands of city pairs is searched for, and can deposit the admission fee in these cities in an internal database 312 afterwards.The city of being searched for is to select from an admission fee monitor Email User form 314 of database 312 inside.The Email User of admission fee monitor is that those are registered on the air fare monitor and the user that the air fare between the selected city is come under observation.And for those admission fee monitor user, surpass 100,000 city pairs and come under observation.
Other tables of data are database 312 inner generations.Have a tables of data 316 that comprises airport GEO sign indicating number, this code provides real lat/lon for the position, airport.And have one second tables of data 318, wherein comprised the tabulation of all selected city pairs of admission fee monitor user, and the minimum available admission fee that also provides for each city pair of SABRE system 310.
Except tables of data 316 and 318, also used a mathematical formulae to determine an airport that is elected to be the city of starting point by the user the most close.Use the lat/lon of selected from and tables of data 316 to determine airport in the formula near the from.
After a Web server 302 that comprises admission fee threshold amount and other travelling relevant criterion had been imported a request, this request was delivered to an application program 307 that operates on the admission fee monitor server 306 the user.Application program 307 is carried out an inquiry of tables of data 318 and is determined that all are lower than the airport of air fare threshold amount, and tables of data 318 has comprised the city pair of admission fee monitor user selection and the lowest fare relevant with these cities.
It will be understood to those of skill in the art that, can be implemented via CGI (Common Gateway Interface) (CGI) 303 by the inquiry that admission fee monitor server 306 is carried out, wherein CGI allows client computer 102/104 to guide Web server 302 to begin to carry out the designated program that admission fee monitor server 306 inside comprise.This program can comprise a search engine, retrieving information in this engine scanning admission fee monitor server 306, and via MapQuest server 308 this information is sent to Web server 302, so that be shown to the user of control client computer 102/104.
Those skilled in the art are further appreciated that based on the tables of data 316 that comprises the airport GEO sign indicating number and the airport GEO sign indicating number of locating, might inquire about other information tables that the data that are kept in the database 312 are created.For instance, in case located the airport of satisfying user request, so just can use airport GEO sign indicating number locate tourist district, the weather condition relevant with those tourist districts and the lat/lon of being correlated with airport GEO sign indicating number near the excursion district.
In case admission fee monitor server 306 has been retrieved all solicited messages, institute's solicited message will be sent to MapQuest server 308 so, and this information can comprise the tabulation of an airport with GEO sign indicating number, text descriptor, admission fee amount and the lat/lon relevant with each airport.Then, MapQuest server 308 returns the electronic image of a map, the institute's organic field on the map of location, and the demonstration admission fee relevant with shown airport.MapQuest server 308 is rendered to the full detail that admission fee monitor server 306 transmits on one width of cloth map basically.
After having finished map, MapQuest server 308 is sent to Web server 302 to map, so that send it to the user browser 301 that is positioned at client computer 102 and/or 104.Be user's displayed map on user browser 301, wherein comprised all information that is requested.
Those skilled in the art will approve, for request manager 304 can solicited message server, its quantity is hard-core, perhaps deliver to the admission fee monitor server 306 or the information of any similar data storage server for request manager 304 Intra-request Concurrency, its type or quantity also are hard-core.In addition, how to identify certain server or how to determine for request manager 304 and which server which or which inquiry is sent to for, this also is hard-core.Unique requirement is that each server can be by request manager 304 identification (directly or indirectly), and can provide and be suitable for serving as the information that request manager 304 proposes a response inquiring about.
Those skilled in the art also can approve, can use many execution and memory approaches to implement the present invention.In addition, independent or a plurality of computer systems also can be used for enforcement of the present invention.In one embodiment, comprise that some assembly of admission fee monitor server 306 and MapQuest server 308 is in inner execution of single computer memory and preservation.This storer can be RAM, ROM, other memory constructions or their combination.Yet the present invention also can use virtual memory, secondary storage medium and/or cross over a plurality of computing machines and carry out.These different allocation problems relate to an enforcement preference and are considered to be in the scope of the invention.
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Fig. 4 comes response is made in the inquiry that the user submits in the mode that meets one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, thus the process flow diagram of the step of Zhi Hanging.The step of process flow diagram will be described in conjunction with the unit of Fig. 1 and 3.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the user submits a request (step 402) to via the browser 301 of operation on client computer 102 and/or 104, has comprised a User Defined standard group flexibly in this request.Then, user's request is sent out via network 108, and is received (step 404) by Web server 302.
After Web server 302 receives request, this request will be sent to an application program in the admission fee monitor server 306, perhaps Web server 302 is carried out the tables of data that a CGI303 (step 406) comes generation in the Query Database 312, so that determine one about this request responding (step 408).In case worked out the data response, the response about this inquiry will be passed to MapQuest server 308 (step 410) so, and there, MapQuest server 308 will be rendered to the data response on one width of cloth electronic chart.
At this moment, the response of map and data is all reached Web server 302 (step 414).Then, Web server 302 sends to client computer 102 and/or 104 (steps 416) to map and data response, and on client computer 102 and/or 104, map and data response are shown to user's (step 418) in browser 301.
Map shows
As shown in Figure 5, map server provides an electronic chart 500, and this map can serve as an overlayer that is used to show institute's solicited message.In this one exemplary embodiment, the user uses button (502,504,506) and data frame (508,510,512,514,516) to submit request to.The user can check and arrive all cities, theme park or the air fare of national reservation.The user uses button (502,504,506) to select him to wish the air fare type of checking.Data frame (508,510,512,514,516) then is respectively applied for children's number of selecting passenger number, from, admission fee threshold value and travelling.In this example, the user has specially selected and can go to and all cities of price Di Yu $300.00 from Dallas/Ft.Worth.
Fig. 5 has shown the U.S. and a Canadian exemplary map, and this map is covered by the information of obtaining by the tables of data inquiry, and wherein tables of data is produced by the database 312 of Fig. 3.Coverage information comprises airport of destination position (according to the city) and the most cheap air fare that arrives airport of destination.For instance, exemplary map shows: the expense that travels to Boston516 from Dallas/Ft.Worth 510 is.
It will be recognized by those skilled in the art the advantage that user institute solicited message is provided on a map covers.These advantages have not only comprised this functional advantage of easy to understand information, but also have comprised aesthetic advantages.
Conclusion
The present invention includes a kind of travelling and system and method for other information issued, convenient thus one comprises a width of cloth map and replying separately at the solution data set of user information request.By a network (just Web server, admission fee monitor server and MapQuest server) is provided, the user can receive independent replying, and wherein this is replied corresponding to one that comprises in single request User Defined standard group flexibly.
It will be recognized by those skilled in the art, though this instructions be describe according to air fare of the present invention, but scope of the present invention also comprises other travelling and non-travelling fields, comprising weather condition, excursion district, hire a car, hotel room, navigation speed, travelling or the like, but be not limited thereto.
In order to be illustrated and to describe, provided relevant with the invention process in preceding description.But also non exhaustive, and the present invention is not limited to disclosed exact form here.According to above-mentioned instruction, might there be modifications and variations, also can be obtained from the practice of the present invention modifications and variations.
For instance, described embodiment comprises software, implements but the present invention can be used as the combination of hardware and software, also can independently realize with hardware.The present invention both can use the Object oriented programming system also can use non-Object oriented programming system to realize.In addition, assembly of the present invention is kept in the storer; It will be understood by those skilled in the art that these assemblies can be kept on the computer-readable medium of other types, for example similar auxiliary storage device to hard disk, floppy disk or CD-ROM; Carrier wave from internet or other propagation mediums; Or other forms of RAM or ROM.Scope of the present invention limits by claim and equivalent thereof.

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1. one kind is presented at method electronic chart on travel information with graphics mode in network environment inside, and the method comprising the steps of:
Receive an information request from client computer, wherein this information request based on one flexibly and the User Defined standard group relevant with travelling;
Handle this information request,, and receive at least one to this at least one information inquiring response from server so that start at least one inquiry based on this information request; And
This at least one information response is rendered to an electronic chart covers, so that send to client computer,
Wherein said User Defined standard group comprises start position, described electronic chart comprise one group with this start position and any corresponding point in airport with forwarding from start position to other positions,
The step that wherein receives request comprise specify a plurality of will be from the tourist of start position.
2. the process of claim 1 wherein that the informant is server or host computer system.
3. the process of claim 1 wherein this import on client computer by the individual flexibly and with the relevant User Defined standard group of travelling and at least in part by client computer according to the theme preliminary election.
4. the process of claim 1 wherein that the step of handling this information request comprises resolves to a plurality of inquiries with this information request, so that a plurality of tables of data are inquired about.
5. the process of claim 1 wherein this at least one inquiry at be a plurality of tables of data that produce in the database of information of at least one supplier from be received from a plurality of informants.
6. the method for claim 5 is wherein handled at least one step to this at least one information inquiring response and is comprised that also a plurality of responses of collection are to determine a solution collection about this information request.
7. the process of claim 1 wherein that the step that sends this information response comprises the user who response is directed to this information request of proposition.
8. system that is used at network issue travel information, this system comprises:
Be used for providing the device of a travel information request flexibly and with the relevant User Defined standard group of travelling based on one;
Be used to handle this travel information request to produce the device of an inquiry;
Be used to receive a device to the response of this inquiry;
Be used to handle this response so that obtain a device of replying to this travel information request; And
Be used for handle replying of this travel information request covered a device on the electronic chart,
Wherein said User Defined standard group comprises start position, described electronic chart comprise one group with this start position and any corresponding point in airport with forwarding from start position to other positions,
Wherein, provide request to comprise to specify a plurality of will be from the tourist of start position.
9. travel information system, this system comprises:
Request manager is used for receiving information there from the informant, so that be kept in the database;
Information request, this request based on one flexibly and with the relevant User Defined standard group of travelling, this request is processed, so as to start at least one with from the relevant inquiry of the information of database;
The a plurality of tables of data that produce from database are used to provide in response to this at least one information inquiring and a solution collection to this information request are provided; And
Electronic chart has covered this solution collection on it,
Wherein said User Defined standard group comprises start position, described electronic chart comprise one group with this start position and any corresponding point in airport with forwarding from start position to other positions,
Wherein said information request comprise to a plurality of will be from the tourist's of start position appointment.
10. the travel information system of claim 9, wherein at least one the inquiry at be a tables of data of from one group of tables of data, selecting, comprised air fare, air fare validity, weather condition, movable program, excursion district and boarding information in these tables of data.
11. the system of claim 9, wherein the informant is server or host computer system.
12. the system of claim 9, wherein information request import on client computer by the individual and at least in part by client computer according to the theme preliminary election.
13. the system of claim 9, the step of wherein handling this information request comprise this information request is resolved to a plurality of inquiries, so that a plurality of tables of data are inquired about.
14. the system of claim 9, wherein information request at be a plurality of tables of data that from the database of information that is received from a plurality of informants, produce.
15. the system of claim 9, wherein processing response comprises also that in the step of the information of this information request a plurality of responses of collection are to determine the solution collection to this information request.
16. a method that is used to provide travel information, this method comprises:
Receive an information request that comprises start position, this information request based on one flexibly and with the relevant User Defined standard group of travelling;
Handle this information request,, and receive at least one to this at least one information inquiring response from server so that start at least one inquiry based on this information request;
Produce a map based on this at least one information response, comprising one group with this start position and any corresponding point in airport with forwarding from start position to other positions; And
Send the map that is produced,
The step that wherein receives request comprise specify a plurality of will be from the tourist of start position.
17. the method for claim 16, the step that wherein receives request comprises the distance range of a regulation institute position of paying close attention to and an approaching position of paying close attention to.
18. the method for claim 16, the step that wherein receives request comprises dollar restriction of regulation.
19. the method for claim 16 wherein produces step and comprises that database of visit understands the area code corresponding to the destination of being paid close attention to.
20. the method for claim 19, wherein produce step comprise the visit database so that understand a plurality of city pairs and with a plurality of city pairs in the middle of each minimum available admission fee to being associated.
21. the method for claim 19 wherein produces step and comprises and use the area code of the destination of paying close attention to come database is inquired about, so that determine institute's organic field and other positions in the specialized range of this area's coding.
22. the method for claim 16 wherein produces step and comprises from informant there retrieving information and with the information that retrieves and depositing in the database that can search for.
23. one kind is used to make the user to obtain the method for travel information, this method comprises:
Import an information request that comprises start position, this request based on one flexibly and with the relevant User Defined standard group of travelling; And
Receive an electronic chart, this map is produced according at least one information request response, so as to comprise one group with this start position and any corresponding point in airport with forwarding from start position to other positions,
The step of wherein importing this request comprise specify a plurality of will be from the tourist of start position.
24. the method for claim 23, the step of wherein importing this request comprises dollar restriction of regulation.
25. the method for claim 23, the step of wherein importing this request comprises position of being paid close attention to of regulation and the distance to a declared goal scope near the position of paying close attention to.
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